Low stock ingredient notifications

Purpose

 1.1. Automatically notify managers or chefs when ingredient stock drops below pre-set thresholds.
 1.2. Ensure continuous kitchen supply and reduce out-of-stock events for Andalusian recipes.
 1.3. Minimize manual checks, streamline procurement, and avoid ingredient shortages impacting service quality.
 1.4. Integrate inventory levels from POS and stock systems with alerting channels for real-time monitoring.
 1.5. Enable proactive replenishment with actionable notifications routed to relevant staff.

Trigger Conditions

 2.1. Inventory system detects ingredient stock is at or below the defined minimum threshold.
 2.2. Supplier order fails, increasing risk of low stock.
 2.3. Real-time or scheduled inventory sync reveals new shortages.
 2.4. Manual override by manager or chef to trigger notification due to observed low or damaged stock.

Platform Variants

 3.1. Twilio (SMS, WhatsApp)
  • Feature/Setting: Messaging API — set up SMS/WhatsApp templates to notify manager's number automatically.
  • Config: Configure Twilio SMS/WhatsApp API to trigger on webhook call from inventory app.

 3.2. SendGrid (Email)
  • Feature/Setting: Send Email API — compose low stock alert emails sent on demand.
  • Config: Map inventory event to SendGrid Mail Send endpoint; use dynamic templates.

 3.3. Slack
  • Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhooks — send structured low-stock alert messages to kitchen or procurement channel.
  • Config: Generate webhook URL, post JSON message with ingredient details.

 3.4. Microsoft Teams
  • Feature/Setting: Connector/Webhook — push card-style alerts to a management team channel.
  • Config: Configure Outgoing Webhook, map events to Teams message format.

 3.5. Telegram
  • Feature/Setting: Bot API — push instant notifications to kitchen staff group or individual.
  • Config: Bot token, call sendMessage method on ingredient event.

 3.6. Discord
  • Feature/Setting: Webhook — post embedded ingredient shortage alerts.
  • Config: Set Discord channel webhook, POST JSON per ingredient threshold trigger.

 3.7. Google Chat
  • Feature/Setting: Webhook — send bot messages to operations chat room for quick response.
  • Config: Connect Google Chat webhook to inventory alert output.

 3.8. Outlook
  • Feature/Setting: Office 365 Send Mail — email key personnel with actionable alert.
  • Config: Use Microsoft Graph SendMail API, triggered by inventory data event.

 3.9. Gmail
  • Feature/Setting: Gmail API — automatic email for stock shortages, cc relevant staff.
  • Config: Authenticate service account, send email on inventory event.

 3.10. PagerDuty
  • Feature/Setting: Event API — create incident alert for critical stock-outs.
  • Config: Inventory webhook triggers event API call.

 3.11. Zendesk
  • Feature/Setting: Ticket API — generate low stock ticket assigned to procurement.
  • Config: Trigger POST to Zendesk tickets endpoint on stock alert.

 3.12. Freshdesk
  • Feature/Setting: Tickets API — auto-create issue for purchasing action.
  • Config: POST new ticket with shortage info on event.

 3.13. Asana
  • Feature/Setting: Tasks API — create replenishment task with due date.
  • Config: Map event data to createTask API.

 3.14. Trello
  • Feature/Setting: Card API — add low-stock card to procurement board.
  • Config: POST to /cards with ingredient name and status.

 3.15. Monday.com
  • Feature/Setting: Items API — add replenishment item or pulse to board.
  • Config: POST ingredient alert to relevant board via API.

 3.16. Notion
  • Feature/Setting: Database API — insert new "Low Stock" page into supply database.
  • Config: Call createPage endpoint with shortage details.

 3.17. Google Sheets
  • Feature/Setting: Sheets API — append low stock event to monitoring log.
  • Config: Append row to sheet via API call.

 3.18. Salesforce
  • Feature/Setting: Case API — open support/replenishment case at shortage event.
  • Config: Create case object using REST API.

 3.19. Shopify
  • Feature/Setting: Admin API Webhooks/Notifications — auto-notify store owner of kitchen material shortages.
  • Config: Use webhook settings to subscribe to inventory level changes.

 3.20. WooCommerce
  • Feature/Setting: REST API/Email — trigger custom notification on low ingredient threshold.
  • Config: Listen to stock status webhook, call email or alert endpoint.

Benefits

 4.1. Real-time insights prevent costly delays in procurement.
 4.2. Multi-channel delivery ensures no missed alerts.
 4.3. Reduces manual stock checks and admin errors.
 4.4. Supports proactive menu planning based on ingredient availability.
 4.5. Minimizes negative customer experience from unavailable dishes.
 4.6. Increases efficiency by delegating repetitive alerting tasks to automation.
 4.7. Customizable and scalable; adapts to any kitchen or operations workflow.